Workers at the Capital Region office of the American Cancer Society, as well as at the group's offices across the country, are facing an organizational shake-up where they will be applying for new jobs in the revamped organization, a spokesman said Thursday.

The move is part of the group's move to "reinvent" how it delivers services, said spokesman Paul McGee on Thursday. "Our workers will have an opportunity to apply for new positions," he said. "We are not looking at reductions or going into layoffs. While it is possible that some staffers could be let go, the intent is to fill these new positions internally."

When workers are facing layoffs, employers are required to file intent notices with the state Labor Department. No such notices have been filed with the department, according to a spokesman.

McGee, who is based in Buffalo, said the reorganization of the Cancer Society, which is headquartered in Atlanta, and has about 900 local offices nationwide, extends throughout the entire organization.

He could not immediately say how many people work at the local office on Penny Lane in Latham, which is also home to the HopeClub.

In 2010, the local chapter of the Cancer Society took over the Penny Lane offices of what was Gilda's Club, a cancer support group named for the late comedian Gilda Radner. The local society offices had been located at Osborne Road in Colonie, but in April 2012, moved with its 30 employees to the Penny Lane location.

At that time, the American Cancer Society hoped to raise $2 million to pay for the expansion, pay off the Penny Lane mortgage and cover two years of operating expenses. The former headquarters on Osborne Road was put up for sale.

One of the nation's oldest charities, the American Cancer Society has faced financial challenges in recent years. The group ended its 2011 fiscal year with a deficit of $9 million, according to the website charitynavigator.org. The group had $934 million in revenue, and spent $943 million.